Reese’s Peanut Butter Fudge
Reese’s Peanut Butter Fudge combines peanut butter baking chips, peanut butter, and Reese’s Peanut Butter cups to create a rich, creamy fudge that will have everyone coming back for more.
Peanut butter is a staple in our home. We both love it, and it’s not uncommon for us to go through an entire jar in just a week. A big jar, not those wimpy little jars. We took that love of peanut butter and created some of the most delicious fudge you’ll ever eat!
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It only uses a handful of ingredients.
- It’s an easy recipe that only takes a few minutes to make.
- Every bite is like eating the richest, creamiest Reese’s Cup you’ve ever had.
🛒Ingredients
You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make this recipe, and you’ll find them all in about two aisles at your local grocery store! Be sure to check the recipe card at the end of the post for exact quantities.
Chocolate Layer
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Butter
Peanut Butter Fudge
- Peanut butter baking chips
- Butter
- Peanut butter
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- Melted semi-sweet chocolate chips
🔪 How to Make Reese’s Peanut Butter Fudge
Making this fudge is very easy. It only requires a little bit of melting on the stovetop, and there is NO boiling.
Step 1: Prep
Line an 8×8 square pan with parchment paper.
Step 2: Make the Chocolate Fudge
Add the semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk, and butter to a medium pot and melt over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour the fudge into the prepared dish.
Step 3: Cool
Let the fudge harden for about 30 minutes before making the peanut butter fudge.
Step 4: Make Chocolate for Swirling
Melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips and spoon them into a piping bag.
Step 5: Make the Peanut Butter Fudge
Add the peanut butter baking chips, butter, peanut butter, and sweetened condensed milk to a small pot and melt over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour over the chocolate fudge layer.
Step 6: Pipe and Swirl
Pipe the melted chocolate over the peanut butter fudge and use a knife to pull lines through the chocolate giving it a pretty design.
Step 7: Decorate and Set
Sprinkle the fudge with chopped Reese’s Cups, cover, and let set overnight. Cut into squares and enjoy!
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Reese’s Pieces – Try sprinkling Reese’s Pieces on top of the fudge instead of cups.
- Crunchy – Use chunky peanut butter for crunch in the peanut butter fudge layer.
- Chopped Peanuts – Try topping the fudge with chopped peanuts in addition to chopped Reese’s Cups.
If this Reese’s peanut butter fudge looks good to you, then try our loaded peanut butter cup fudge.
🥄 Equipment
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Medium pot
- Small pot
- 8×8 baking dish
- Parchment paper
- Disposable piping bag
🥫 Storage
Store this fudge at room temperature in an air-tight container for up to 3 weeks. For longer storage, you can freeze it for up to 3 months in an air-tight, freezer-safe container.
💭 Tips
- It’s important to let the chocolate layer set before adding the hot peanut butter layer. This keeps them neatly separated.
- Add the toppings to the fudge while the top layer is still warm so they sink in a bit.
- For optimal flavor and texture, let your fudge set overnight.
- NEVER refrigerate your fudge. It will get dry and crumbly.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
When fudge is refrigerated, the moisture is drawn out of it, making the fudge dry and crumbly.
Yes, it is. While traditional fudge may be boiled to a certain temperature before allowing it to set, no-bake fudge still has that same rich, creamy texture that the original does.
You can and you should! Fudge is always better the next day, and in most cases, your fudge recipe will actually indicate to let the fudge set overnight before serving it.
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🧾Recipe Card
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Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Fudge
Equipment
- 8×8 baking pan
- medium saucepans
- small pot
- Piping bag
- knife and cutting board
Ingredients
Chocolate Layer
- 3 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 4 tablespoons butter
Peanut Butter Fudge
- 1 ½ cups peanut butter baking chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoons peanut butter
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1 ½ cups chopped reese peanut butter cups
Topping
- ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips melted
Instructions
- Line a 8×8 square pan with parchment paper.
- Add the semi sweet chocolate chips, milk, and butter into a medium pot over low to medium heat Stir mixture until melted.
- Pour the fudge into the dish.
- Allow the chocolate layer harden for about 30 minutes before making the peanut butter fudge.
- Melt the semi sweet chocolate chips in the micorwave or in a pot on the stovetop, and spoon into the piping bag.
- Using a small pot, combine the peanut butter baking chips, butter, peanut butter, and sweetened condensed milk
- Stir until melted and smooth.
- Pour over the chocolate layer.
- Drizzle the melted chocolate over the peanut butter fudge and use a knife to pull lines through the chocolate to give it a pretty design.
- Sprinkle the chopped reese cup on top.
- Allow to set overnight before cutting into squares.
Notes
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
